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visitor
n. 1. A person appointed to visit and inspect an institution and, in particular, to inquire into internal irregularities. Many universities have a visitor (frequently the Crown), and judges are visitors of the Inns of Court. Boards of Visitors, appointed for prisons by the Home Secretary, act as disciplinary tribunals for breaches of the Prison Rules. A Lord Chancellor’s Visitor is appointed under the Mental Health Act 1983 to visit patients and inquire into their ability to manage their affairs. 2. A person who enters land or premises at the invitation or with the permission of the occupier. See also occupier’s liability. |